The Celebrity 100

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Methodology: Earnings estimates are for June 2004 to June 2005, in millions of dollars; tallies include dollars earned solely from entertainment income. Fees paid to managers, agents and attorneys have not been deducted. Estimates compiled by Forbes; published sources include Billboard, Pollstar, Adams Media Research, Publishers Weekly and Nielsen SoundScan. Celebrity rankings generated by combining earnings with other media metrics: Web mentions on Google; press clips compiled by LexisNexis; TV/radio mentions compiled by Factiva; and how many times a celebrity's face appeared on the cover of any of 17 major consumer magazines.